Presidents Day Erie region forecast: Winter weather advisory tonight

All of the Erie region is under a winter weather advisory starting tonight, according to the forecast from the National Weather Service office in Cleveland.

Today's high temperature will be near 28 degrees. Winds will pick up from the east, gusting to 21 mph this afternoon. Winds will become steady at 24 to 29 mph and gust as high as 43 mph tonight. There's a 100 percent chance of snow tonight, mainly after 9, accumulating 3 to 5 inches. Tonight's low will be near 24.

More snow is likely Tuesday, mainly before noon, accumulating less than one inch. Winds will persist throughout the day. Once the low pressure system passes, skies should be mostly sunny, with a high near 34 -- the start of a warming trend.

The advisory is in effect from 7 p.m. today until 7 a.m. Tuesday for Erie, Crawford and Ashtabula counties; from 7 p.m. today until 1 p.m. Tuesday for Venango and Mercer counties; from 9 tonight until noon Tuesday for Warren County; and from midnight until 11 a.m. for Chautauqua County.

Winds will persist Tuesday night, when the low will be near 29.

There is a 30 percent chance of snow Wednesday, with a high near 35 and a low around 26. Winds will be from the west at 18 to 21 mph.

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